Aftermath of quake:
Nothing to fear
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Tokyo has informed that the Japanese Foreign
Ministry at a briefing to the Diplomatic Corps on March 15 has conveyed
that there is no need for measures of an emergency nature, in the wake
of the situation triggered by explosions following the earthquake at
nuclear plants in the Fukushima area, approximately 200 kms north east
of Tokyo, the External Affairs Minister said yesterday.
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The Japanese Government is taking measures to manage the situation,
including by cautioning the residents living within a radius of 30 kms
from the nuclear facilities to stay indoors.
Nevertheless, in the event of their being a high number of bookings,
SriLankan Airlines has confirmed that they would schedule extra flights
from Japan, starting possibly from yesterday. The External Affairs
Ministry continues to be in close contact with the Sri Lanka Mission in
Tokyo to ensure the safety and wellbeing of Sri Lankans in Japan.
The Ministry has established an Information Desk which can be
contacted on 0114719593/0115743362/0772267929 (24 hours). Inquiries
could also be made to the Sri Lankan Embassy in Tokyo on 0081
334406911/2
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